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Wit and talent in SYC’s URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
Remember that bad drought we were in a few years ago? The lakes dried up, the media promoted the “if it’s yellow” mantra, people were busted for lawn-watering, middle-aged women were spied doing rain...
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Gonzo Molière at PlayMakers Rep
L to R: NATHAN KEEPERS as Dr. St. Judas, STEVEN EPP as Argan and JEFFREY BLAIR CORNELL as Dr. Wachauvia in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s world premiere adaptation, by David Ball, of Molière’s...
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3 plays–from hell to angels–continuing this weekend
Dorothy Lyman as Violet on the set of August, Osage County. Photo: HSN | TR In Raleigh, an impressive production of August, Osage County by Hot Summer Nights | Theatre Raleigh. Under the intelligent,...
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Life is a CABARET at PlayMakers
Taylor Mac as the Emcee (standing) with the Ensemble in PRC’s saucy production of CABARET. Photo:: Jon Gardiner/PRC. PlayMakers Repertory Company kicks out the stops to close it 2012-13 mainstage...
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Turn Out for Turn About: BROADWAY TWISTED at Local 506, one night only, 4/15
“We have the medical and public health tools we need to halt the HIV epidemic and enable people living with HIV to live relatively healthy lives. What we need now is the political will and community...
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Changing, changing: METAMORPHOSES at PlayMakers, in repertory with THE TEMPEST
Stories of metamorphosis abound in every culture; our changing bodies and changing desires have caused them to arise in the human mind since the beginning. Anyone raised in Western literary culture...
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ASSASSINS Hits Target, Wins Prize at PlayMakers Repertory Company
Attention must be paid to PlayMakers’ ASSASSINS. L to R: Jeffrey Meanza as Charles Guiteau, Maren Searle as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Gregory DeCandia as Leon Czolgosz and Joseph Medeiros as Guiseppe...
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Chekhov-tinted Comedy in PRC’s VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Have I mentioned lately how lucky we are in the Triangle to have a very good regional professional theater at our public university in Chapel Hill? Currently, as it regularly does, PlayMakers...
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Excellent Production of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at PlayMakers Rep
I don’t know whether to be more relieved or depressed by the acute timeliness of PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of An Enemy of the People. On the one hand, Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 script tells...
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Sweet Summer Youth Conservatory: GUYS & DOLLS
L to R: Colin Kless as Benny Southstreet, Ryan Widd as Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Daniel Johnson as Rusty Charlie, on the set of PlayMakers SYC production of Guys & Dolls. Photo: Jon Gardiner....
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Dooley Gives Tough Lessons in PRC’s SEMINAR
PlayMakers Repertory Company production of SEMINAR. Photo: Jon Gardiner. Seminar, currently on stage at PlayMakers Repertory Company (through Nov. 1), is not a Pulitzer Prize winner, but it is bitingly...
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PRC’s Nuanced New Version of THREE SISTERS: Ennui on Stage, but Not in the...
The Ensemble in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov in a new version by Libby Appel. Jan. 20-Feb. 7, 2016. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Vivienne...
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American Meltdown: A Timely Reprise of THE CRUCIBLE, at PlayMakers Rep
Who’s lying now? The Ensemble in Court in PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. October 19-November 6, 2016. Directed by Desdemona Chiang. Photo: Jon Gardiner....
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Loverly: MY FAIR LADY at PlayMakers
Rarely would a musical be my first choice of what to see at the theater, but there are exceptions, and My Fair Lady is first among them. PlayMakers Repertory Company has just opened its fresh version...
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